EVERYDAY LIFE IN KAZAKHSTAN IN THE 1930S THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SOVIET COMPOSER E.G. BRUSILOVSKY
https://doi.org/10.47649/vau.25.v78.i3.03
Abstract
The period of the 1930s was one of the most controversial, complex and tragic in the history of the Soviet state. The article examines the everyday life of Soviet Kazakhstan during this pivotal and dramatic period of history. The purpose of the article is to determine the quality of the memoirs of E.G. Brusilovsky as a source on the history of everyday life in Soviet Kazakhstan of the 1930s. The source for recreating the reality of the 1930s and analysing it was the memoirs of the Soviet, Kazakhstani composer and artist E.G. Brusilovsky [Brusilovsky, 2023]. The memoirs of E.G. Brusilovsky have not previously been utilised as a source for the history of everyday life in the 1930s. However, their author was a significant figure in the culture and art of the republic. The article employed the genealogical method of M. Foucault and specialised historical methods, including comparative analysis, historicaltypological analysis, problem-chronological analysis, and historical-systematic analysis. The historiographic analysis of the works of American, European and Russian historians who made an essential contribution to the study of the everyday processes of both urban and rural residents was of great conceptual importance. When studying the object of research, general theoretical works on the everyday history of F. Brodel and A. Ludtke played a special role. Methodological approaches to the study of man in society and society through human experiences and reflection are reflected in the works of such Russians. The results of the work allowed not only to determine the significance of the memoirs of E.G. Brusilovsky as a scholarly source, but also to conduct an analysis of all the socio-political and economic activities of the Soviet government in that period.
About the Authors
K. CherepanovKazakhstan
Konstantin Cherepanov – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor
Almaty
A. Ualtayeva
Kazakhstan
Altyn Ualtayeva – corresponding author, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Center of the Science
Almaty
A. Margulan
Kazakhstan
Aida Margulan – doctoral student
Almaty
N. Duisembayeva
Kazakhstan
Nazira Duisembayeva – Master of Historical Sciences, Head of the Museum of the History of Kazakhstan Science
Almaty
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For citations:
Cherepanov K., Ualtayeva A., Margulan A., Duisembayeva N. EVERYDAY LIFE IN KAZAKHSTAN IN THE 1930S THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SOVIET COMPOSER E.G. BRUSILOVSKY. Bulletin of the Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University. 2025;78(3):34-51. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.47649/vau.25.v78.i3.03